as in, as with

T1000   Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:31 am GMT
when a writer gives readers an example, sometimes they write "as in ..." and sometimes "as with ..."

are they interchangeable or they have distinct usages or meanings?
T1000   Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:49 am GMT
hello,
what differs between "as in ..." and "as with ..." ?
Guest   Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:05 am GMT
Depends on the context. Paste an example.
Uriel   Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:42 am GMT
I think sometimes one version "fits" better than the other, but I can't think of a hard and fast rule for deciding which one to use right off the top of my head. But yes, semantically they both mean the same thing.